PLAYER-manager Neil Gibson’s fantastic clinching goal ensured Prestatyn ended their Llanelli jinx and returned to the summit of the Welsh Premier League.

Gibson rounded off a man of the match display with a stunning left-foot finish to make it 3-1, to beat Andy Legg’s team at the 14th attempt.

Town took an early lead through midfielder Gareth Wilson, and although Geoff Kellaway’s stunner had the visitors back on terms at the interval, second half goals from Andy Parkinson and Gibson made sure the hosts ran out deserved winners.

Prestatyn’s player-boss could not have been happier.

“We felt the way the fixtures were this weekend, we’d have to be at our best to ensure we got the three points to keep us in touch with the top,” said Gibson.

“The lads went out there and produced a really good performance against a very good Llanelli side.”

While Town’s strikers Parkinson and Jason Price have taken most of the plaudits this term after netting 19 times between them, the Seasiders proved in this game they can produce goals from midfield too.

“Gaz (Wilson) epitomised what we are trying to do this season, which is play attacking football,” added Gibson. “Sometimes that means Gaz having to end up in the box and he took his goal really well.

“We felt had we been slightly more clinical, we could have been a couple of goals up at half time and Llanelli got back into it because we didn’t take our chances, so Andy taking that chance early in the second half gave us that little bit of relaxation to enable us to settle down and play our football again.

“It’s nice to finally beat Llanelli in the league, as we did with TNS earlier in the season, so finally we’ve got some monkeys off our backs and we’re proving we are a decent side now.”

And as for that rare left-footed goal from the boss, Gibson said: “They don’t come very often, but the first ever league goal at Nantporth (Bangor City) came from my left foot too, so maybe I save them for the better teams.”

Town started on fire and on six minutes Wilson’s shot was pushed out by Craig Morris. Wilson won the ball back from the rebound and slotted into the left-hand corner.

Soon after Dave Hayes’ screamer hit a seemingly unaware team-mate Michael Parker, then Gibson and Parker both clattered the post.

Llanelli settled and only the shin of keeper Jon Hill-Dunt kept out Jason Bowen’s volley before on 28 minutes Kellaway’s scorching drive from 25 yards made it 1-1.

Prestatyn struck a big blow on 48 minutes when Gibson’s ball into the box picked out Parkinson who headed in his 11th goal of the campaign.

It was all Town now, Price inches away with a left-foot corker. Parkinson then played a sublime one-two with Price before his chip had a back-pedalling Morris at full stretch to save.

The coup de grace came from Gibson on 77 minutes as his bullet-like finish gave the keeper no chance.

Llanelli had a couple of late close calls, but the best team won and returned to the top of the league.